THAT's more like it - it was a performance which ticked all the boxes and put Albion's season back on track.

THAT's more like it - it was a performance which ticked all the boxes and put Albion's season back on track.

Any fears that Saturday's defeat to Stoke would derail Albion's plans were cast aside with one of the Baggies' best away displays of the campaign.

It was a game where everything fell into place, thanks to a late, late winner from Diomansy Kamara.

Sam Sodje and Kamara sent Albion up to fourth but it was much more than just a 2-1 victory. For starters Albion demonstrated the fighting quality for a potential play-off knock-out after they shrugged off the disappointment of Dickson Etuhu's opener.

There was passion, gusto in the display and no shortage of moral courage and leadership - it was as if Albion had remembered that there was still promotion to play for following some less-than-inspiring performances of late.

It was a test of character which Albion needed to respond to. They certainly did that, with distinction.

They also performed without dwelling unduly about opposition strengths - they imposed their own strengths on Norwich and, as a result, reeled off their best showing since the victory at Colchester.

Significantly Sodje and Paul Robinson, two major doubts for yesterday's game, pushed themselves through the pain barrier to give Albion their second successive away win.

Sodje deserves a special mention. Not only did he score with a terrific volley but his determination was overwhelming. He won everything when it mattered and showed that he possesses more ability than many give him credit for.

Zoltan Gera and Robert Koren also brought some ingenuity in front of Albion's backline. Gera has rarely matched his performances of two seasons ago, mainly as a result of his injury problems, but at Carrow Road he was dynamic, used the ball intelligently and looked have some of his vigour and spring back. His pass for Kamara's winner was of the highest calibre.

It could have been so different had Albion reacted differently to going a goal behind through Etuhu's 58th minute header, which bounced off the underside of the cross bar and beat Dean Kiely.

It was somewhat ironic Albion were conceding a goal after the ball had taken a deflection against the bar - the Baggies hit the same spot in the first-half, through Darren Carter and Koren, bringing their overall woodwork count to eight against Norwich in both games this season.

Sodje equalised in the 70th minute when his header from Jon Greening's corner was headed off the line by Drury only for the defender to volley in the rebound. The winner came in the second minute of injury time.

Richard Chaplow raced through the centre of the park before feeding through the ball to Gera. The ex-Ferencvaros midfielder drilled in a low cross for Kamara, who dived in to head the winner.

Kiely rescued Albion with the final move of the match when he kept out Dion Dublin's thunderous header but the visitors deserved the win.

Tony Mowbray's claimed that yesterday's display was the nearest he had wintessed to his vision for Albion's future.

While supporters and players may demand the immediacy of Premiership football, it's clear that Mowbray has long term plans in mind.

He said: "We want to get promotion but I am more interested in building a team for the future and there were signs yesterday of a team emerging.

"I've spent a lot of time trying to put things in place. I understand it's a results driven business and people knock you when you lose games but there were signs that we're moving in the right direction.

"I spent a lot of time analysing the Stoke game and took more postives than negatives. They (Stoke) were eulogising about our team even though we lost. I know we will get results if we keep playing football."

You get the feeling that the Mowbray revolution has yet to get into its full swing.